Kate Luke Photography

Canberra Wedding Photographer - Rainy wedding

2011-12-30T13:28:00.000+11:00

Ian and Belinda where married at Poachers Pantry in late November. The rehearsal the week before gave little indication of the weather conditions that the day would provide! Come the big day, the heavens opened, and stayed that way - it was a very, very wet afternoon!

Nevertheless, with the ceremony moved inside, a beautiful, touching ceremony proceeded! Belinda looked stunning in her gown, with gorgeous pink paeony roses in her bouquet (a personal fave of mine I'll admit!)

Fortunately the heavens gave us a short reprieve after the ceremony, with just enough time to head out and get some lovely shots with Belinda & Ian around the beautiful locations that Poachers Pantry has to offer.

Rain is meant to be good luck on your wedding day (which makes sense, aside from being inconvenient, it does make everything look spectacular, and helps everything grow, which is always good!) so if that's the case this couple is already blessed, but rain aside, I wish Belinda and Ian all the very best of luck for their lives together, what a lovely couple, congratulations you two!!!

Photo: Stephen Corey

Canberra Wedding Photographer - Summer Wedding Joy

2011-12-30T12:42:00.006+11:00

The last wedding of 2011 for me and one I will always remember! Diana & Michael are such a genuine, lovely couple, it was a real honour to be a part of this very special day for them. Although it threatened to rain (2011 has been SUCH a rainy year!) the weather held out and actually provided a gorgeous sunny day.

Congratulations you two, I hope your life together is as much fun as your wedding day was!!

Image: Stephen Corey

Canberra Wedding Photographer - on enduring love

2011-12-23T13:10:00.000+11:00

I was asked to come along and take some images of the elopement of Sarah & Paul on 20th November at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra. I only learned the beautiful story behind their romance on the actual day, the couple had been high school sweethearts, but had been separated by circumstances beyond their control. They managed to keep in touch, and finally, 35 years later, decided that it was time to do what was in their hearts and marry!

In front of an intimate group of family these two shared their vows, it was an extremely moving ceremony! I wish all the best to the lovely newlyweds, it was a beautiful demonstration of how there is no stopping true love!

Canberra Band Photographer - The Borderers & Velvette Dance

2011-12-23T12:25:00.000+11:00

The Borderers are a South Australian Celtic duo with amazing energy. I did this shoot for them earlier in the year when they where in town, with the National Museum of Australia as the backdrop.

Velvette Dance is a great local band, seeking some updated shots for promo purposes. We had a fair bit of fun in the studio with these guys!

Canberra Wedding Photographer - love and laughter

2011-12-22T21:04:00.000+11:00

I'm *quite* behind in my blogging - it's an interesting phenomena that the further you are toward the end of the year, the faster time goes by!

It has been quite a delight going through the images for this blog post in particular, Romaine & Jason are two of the loveliest, happiest, funniest people I've met, and I was lucky enough to shoot their gorgeous wedding on the 11-11-11!

From the moment I turned up at the reception to see Romaine literally dancing down the aisle, I knew this was going to be a special wedding, and it certainly was! Hope you enjoy the images!

Canberra Family Photographer - Sweetness & Light

2011-11-19T20:03:00.000+11:00

I was lucky enough to shoot Giselle & Marks wedding in winter of 2010, what a beautiful and elegant day it was, I remember the Canberra autumnal colours vividly!

The wedding was pre-blog days - here are a couple of images from their day (just to refresh your memory & because they're gorgeous! :)):

I was even more delighted when Giselle contacted me recently to photograph their baby girl, Alannah, it is always exciting meeting new family members of couples I have worked with, a really amazing part of my job. We met at the same place we'd taken some of the wedding images, down by the lake, a spot that is gorgeous year round!

What a gorgeous little blossom Alannah is! I can't say as much as the images can, hope you enjoy these as much as I did taking them.

Canberra Pet & Family Photographer - George

2011-11-18T18:10:00.000+11:00

About two weeks ago, we lost one of our cats, whom died suddenly from what appears to have been a large tumor that we didn't know about. It was such a shock, and has been such a loss to our family. We found great comfort in looking at photos of our cat that we'd taken over the years, and so I decided to offer my services to photograph furry folk with a small fee, going as a donation to Animals Australia (less a $10 admin amount).

I first met Sean and Anna about a year ago now when I photographed their beautiful kids. George is a 12 year old labrador that Sean and Anna have had from a pup, he's quite a fixture in their family.

We spent some time playing at a local park and got some great shots of the family and george enjoying each others company. If you're interested in having your furry family member photographed as part of this offer, please drop me a line at mail@katelukephotography.com.au

Canberra Wedding Photographer - on love and unstoppable smiles

2011-11-17T00:24:00.002+11:00

Tess & Mark where married at St Christophers Cathedral on Saturday October 29th.

Beautiful Tess arrived wearing the most amazing gown, but as gorgeous as it was, it couldn't outshine her amazing smile, it's a smile that lit up the entire Cathedral, and I'm quite sure, all the hearts within it. The weather threatened, and even delivered a very gusty shower after the ceremony, but even the heavens couldn't compete with Tess & Marks happiness, and followed the short storm up with a rainbow - now I know rain is *good* luck - surely a rainbow is *amazing* luck! Well deserved for this sweet couple.

The happy couple held their reception at the Ottoman restaurant, with amazing table details created by Tess herself.

This was a simply beautiful wedding, one that has reminded me once again of why I love my job, getting to be a part of so much love and happiness - well it's just simply an honour. Thankyou Tess & Mark!

Who says rainy weddings aren't fun?

2011-10-31T16:55:00.000+11:00

Just a quick post, as I'm in the middle of editing but wanted to share these with you, such a fun wedding - even with a passing shower, we had a lot of laughs!!

Megan & Richards beautiful Canberra Wedding

2011-10-14T20:07:00.000+11:00

Megan and Rich were married on October 1st, in the Sculpture gardens of the National Gallery of Australia surrounded by the smiling faces of friends and family.

Although it threatened to rain right to the last minute before the ceremony, the weather gods held off, instead delivering a spectacular sky full of clouds that, along with the gorgeous gardens of the NGA, formed the amazing background for their big day.

Much thanks to Lorna Sim & Stephen Corey for their assistance!

Congratulations Megan & Rich, it was a simply beautiful day!!

Photo: Lorna Sim

Photo: Stephen Corey

Photo: Lorna Sim

Photo: Stephen Corey

Photo: Lorna Sim

Photo: Stephen Corey

Photo: Lorna Sim

Photo: Stephen Corey

Photo: Lorna Sim

Photo: Stephen Corey

Photo: Lorna Sim

Photo: Stephen Corey

Canberra Corporate Photographer - ASHM 2011 Conference

2011-10-12T23:00:00.001+11:00

A few weeks ago I spent a week shooting the 2011 Australasian Sexual Health & HIV/AIDS Conference at the National Convention centre in Canberra.

What an amazing event - delegates from all over the world, experts in sexual health, government officials and health workers, all gathered to discuss and share the latest information and debate the big issues.

There was an amazing welcome to country by Matilda House, speeches by ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, and a Q&A style debate at the National Press Club run by the man himself, Tony Jones. Throw in a Gala Dinner at the Great Hall at Parliament house featuring music by Qwire and Annie and the Armadillos, and you'll see why it was quite an amazing week. Lots of images below :)

Big thanks to Stephen Corey who assisted me on this shoot!

Canberra Corporate Photographer - Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

2011-10-11T18:32:00.000+11:00

A few weeks ago I did a shoot with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia to build up their library of stock images to use in their publications. The shoot took place over a range of locations, with a variety of people reflecting the modern face of Australian Pharmacists. It also included a bit of behind the scenes shooting of some film work they were doing.

Here are some images from the day.

Canberra Baby Photographer - Four generations of love

2011-10-01T09:12:00.000+10:00

I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful baby girl, and family members - together we had four generations together sharing their love for the gorgeous new addition to the family!

Matt & Anna's gorgeous spring wedding!

2011-09-25T21:53:00.002+10:00

Matt & Anna where married on Saturday, 17th September, on a glorious spring day in Canberra. The ceremony was held in Page, with the reception at the fabulous Grazing at Gundaroo.

These two are such a gorgeous, relaxed couple, we had a great time covering the wedding - big thanks to Justin Craig (second shooter) and Stephen Corey (assistant extraordinaire) keep an eye out for their breathtaking shots as credited below!

Congratulations Matt & Anna - it was our pleasure and honour being a part of your beautiful day - we hope you're having a wonderful honeymoon!!

Photo Credit: Justin Craig

Photo Credit: Stephen Corey

Photo Credit: Justin Craig

Photo Credit: Stephen Corey

Canberra Childrens Photographer - Little boy blue

2011-09-24T16:34:00.000+10:00

I first met Cody, his mum Mel & Dad Andy at a wedding earlier this year, where Cody was page boy and Mel was a bridesmaid. Cody has the most gorgeous deep blue eyes! the family (Mel, Cody and Andy) came out to Sovereign studio and had some fun meeting the animals, and exploring all of the awesome rocks, as only little boys can :)

Here are a few images from the session, hope you enjoy :)

Canberra Baby Photographer - Beautiful brown eyed girl

2011-09-19T12:54:00.002+10:00

From the first time I met this young lady, I was struck by her amazing eyelashes, beautiful big eyes and cheeky smile, she's certainly one super gorgeous baby girl! Full of smiles, we had a lot of fun with playing with Mum getting these gorgeous images, I hope you enjoy them!

Canberra Baby Photographer - Deliciously Divine Baby Girl!

2011-09-05T19:46:00.000+10:00

Spring is such a beautiful time of year - even moreso when you can spend an afternoon with a beautiful family and their gorgeous 10 month old baby girl - just divine!

Canberra Childrens Photographer - Sweet blossoms and sunshine!

2011-08-30T22:34:00.000+10:00

Surely it's impossible to NOT be enjoying the beautiful blossoms that are gracing our fine city at the moment!?

I caught up with this beautiful family this past weekend, to make the most of this glorious time of year! Everyone enjoyed the sweet blossoms and sunshine - I hope you do too!

Canberra Childrens Photographer - Spring Colour Burst!

2011-08-29T15:15:00.000+10:00

Caught up with these two blue eyed beauties last weekend, and enjoyed a gorgeous late winter/early spring afternoon in a very green garden - perfect backdrop for these two cuties!

Canberra Band Photographer - Sunchaser Wayward Orchestra

2011-08-27T11:21:00.000+10:00

I first worked with Sunchaser last year, when they asked me to shoot some images for promo purposes and for their website. A new band member meant we caught up again recently for another session to update the shots.

The session was held at The Phoenix bar in the city, where as you'll see from below, the boys got their cool on (came pretty naturally) for this updated shoot.

You can find out more about the band, Sunchaser Wayward Orchestra via their Myspace or Facebook page.

http://www.myspace.com/sunchasersongs